2020-04-02 15:58
Tameika is our first item to be released in rayon. You may remember from my blog on woven fabrics, rayon is a man-made fibre, made from natural materials, such as wood pulp! It's… Read More
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We offer a large range of designs which can be custom embroidered onto Aprons, Hoodies, Polos or Tee shirts.
Personalised and custom designs also available.
2020-03-26 15:55
The third release from our Autumn collection is Pepper's collection - featuring Penny (000-1), Pepper (2-8) and Penelope (10-16).Pepper's collection is a bodice with peter pan collar and but… Read More
2020-03-24 01:37
Marc and I made the decision to keep the kids home from school last week. With all the craziness surrounding COVID-19 and social distancing, it didn't make sense to us that schools cou… Read More
2020-03-18 15:46
You may have seen a few sneak peeks of this one over the past week or so, as we did the photo shoot for out Autumn Vintage line on the 9th of March. As always happens, I had the best d… Read More
2020-03-15 03:36
We did the photo shoot for out Autumn Vintage collection on the 9th of March, and I've been so excited to share them with you! This is the first release for that collection - Matilda's… Read More
2020-02-29 09:32
Miss 9 did some growing just before Christmas, which meant that all her skirts, shorts and dresses were too short! This doesn't matter so much for summer, but I planned to make her a n… Read More
2020-01-27 10:31
I hope you all had a great break over the Christmas period - we spent most of it at home, with a week away at the beach at the end of January. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't the bes… Read More
2019-12-21 23:52
This month I asked Miss 9 if she wanted to make a doll with me, to further her sewing skills. I hadn't make a doll or stuffed toy in several years, so we looked at patterns and chose o… Read More
2019-11-25 22:08
Following on from my last post, this blog entry is about the other main type of fabric - Knit fabric! Knit fabric is a different type of weave, which makes the fabric able to stretch… Read More
2019-10-29 10:53
I thought I'd write a little bit about fabric types, and the type of fabrics I sew with. There are two main types of fabric - woven and knit. The easiest way to distinguish betwe… Read More
2019-09-27 13:16
September - what a month! It started off quite normally - my parents got home from holidays and I was able to give Mum the skirts she ordered from me before they went away. They… Read More
2019-08-14 11:58
Our family went to Europe recently, for a family wedding. Marc was in Budapest for work, so the kids and I met him there before continuing on to the UK (via Paris). As we were do… Read More
2019-07-02 03:58
In my blog about the hunt for the perfect dress, I mentioned that our lovely bride had suggested getting a bridesmaid dress, which I could cut up and use for fabric. This is what we en… Read More
2019-04-30 22:23
This year is an exciting year for Miss 8 - she is going to be a bridesmaid! I was much MUCH older than she is the first time I was a bridesmaid, but seeing how excited she is, I think… Read More
2019-04-13 00:12
We've been invited to a wedding. When my brother and sister-in-law got married two years ago, we made the kids matching outfits (as seen in Wedding Bells and Introducing our Latest Mod… Read More
2019-04-06 07:39
Well, Christmas has come and gone, and I've finally gotten some shirts sewn up for Mr 5! The Christmas shirts were not sewn - I'll save that fabric for next year, but I made some other… Read More
2019-01-27 22:38
Amanda Brandl Designs has outdone herself again with this range of Australia inspired fabrics. I was so excited to be selected to participate in this Blog Tour - we're always excited t… Read More
2019-01-11 05:43
We've had a gorgeous slow start to 2019. We took the first week of the year off for family time - spent some time with my family before reopening via facebook. We originally inte… Read More
2018-12-31 06:47
Hope you all have a wonderful 2019! We have some fun things planned for 2019, including a new shop for the clothing line, a new look for the embroidery items, some new fabrics being re… Read More
2018-12-23 06:05
I'm sure you'll all be pleased to know that I got all my baking done in time! We had pulled pork, chicken wings, unbaked ham, chilli and lime salmon, cheese, gin olives and dips for st… Read More
2018-12-17 10:11
So I forgot to write about my Pocket Shorts! A couple of weeks ago, when I was super busy with orders, we had two birthday parties for friends of Miss 8. I made each of them a pair of the po… Read More
2018-12-10 11:40
We've been busy with lots of dresses the last couple of weeks - there were a couple of pairs of shorts, and I managed to cut out (but not sew... yet) a couple of shirts, but it's mostly been… Read More
2018-11-26 00:23
Miss 8 is obsessed with Harry Potter at the moment. In fairness to her, with the family that she's in, it was somewhat inevitable! Every year, for the past 3 years, she's been gi… Read More
2018-11-15 11:41
We first introduced The Spencer on our facebook page back in September, when we showcased this adorable Stitch shirt-romper I made for my nephew's first birthday. Since then, we've mad… Read More
2018-10-29 10:59
Several months ago now, while at the park with the kids, Mr 4 jumped and I suddenly realised that his overalls were a good 3 inches too short - it was definitely time for a new pair!Size 3 L… Read More
2018-10-15 01:12
Mr 4 needed some new long pants, and I had bought this dinosaur fabric for him MONTHS ago to do it... but time being what it is, hadn't managed to get there! Marc's been away for work… Read More
2018-09-28 02:11
Last month I made this birthday Minnie Mouse dress for a little girl's birthday party.We got sent this picture of the birthday girl in her dress! Doesn't she look adorable? Thanks so m… Read More
2018-09-21 02:12
Before I started down the "clothing" path with Cloth Yarns, we started down the homewares path... we added towels, and I started product testing hooded towels and reading pillows. Need… Read More
2018-09-11 02:11
I made Miss 7 a dragon costume... well, because I could, really!She makes a great dragon! It's made from a polar fleece blanket, so it's also super warm. It'll be great in winter… Read More
2018-08-31 01:44
This Owl is for a beautiful new baby girl! We delayed posting a bit to make sure the present had been received before sharing! The birth blocks are great, and I love them when the clie… Read More
2018-08-15 01:44
Oh, another "in the works" sneak peek!Clearly Marc is a MUCH better photographer than I am... He'll be taking the release shots, don't worry!The Adison dress is the Baby version of the Saski… Read More
2018-07-31 01:22
Back in June last year, I did a collaborative bag with Jade of Say it's Knot Sew. At the start of this year, we planned several more! It took a while to find fabric and designs w… Read More
2018-07-11 00:52
Why is that some days when I give something to Miss 7 and say "try this on so I can get a fit photo", I get photos like my school uniform Ella preview photos... and some days I get this...Sh… Read More
2018-06-27 00:37
If you've been following our Cloth Yarns facebook page, you will have seen that I recently made two "Payton" pinafores in the beautiful grey cockatoos and Yellow blossom from Amanda Brandl's… Read More
2018-06-15 00:28
I made two new dresses for Miss 7, out of fabric from my stash, to try out a new pattern. I already knew it wouldn't work from a business point of view, because it's by the same design… Read More
2018-06-04 12:27
Up until this February, the majority of my sewing has been done on our kitchen table, while one or both of our kids were occupied on the trampoline, or by the TV, or occasionally covering th… Read More
2018-05-29 00:17
We've obviously been working pretty hard on the Riley release recently, but another option we have in the slow cooker is The Ella.Ella is a sweet A-line dress, with optional asymmetrical col… Read More
2018-05-18 14:00
The Riley is a military-inspired style shirt, with lots of options.
With the choice of easy-fit or slim-fit back, plus optional waist shaping, this shirt
suits either gender and every bo… Read More
2018-04-23 14:00
Here at Cloth Yarns, we’re passionate about supporting local Australian businesses whenever we can. We also wanted unique
fabrics, that couldn’t be found at every local fabric s… Read More
2018-04-14 14:00
Introducing 2 dresses, the Saskia and the Charlotte.
The Saskia is a simple classic style dress, with a variety of options. With four bodice fronts (classic, V-neck, princess or boat) an… Read More
2017-04-18 14:00
We really know where our towels are, they’re in our shop!
We have just added a range of towels to our products.
Available in 2 ranges, both 100% cotton; the Plush at 600gm² and… Read More
2016-11-26 13:00
Special embroidery on children’s soft toys.
We are pleased to announce that we now have 2 ranges of children’s soft toys
available in our online shop.
Bears or Bunnies, Cats or… Read More
2016-11-20 13:00
Pre-made items on Etsy.
We usually made to order, but as we recently attended our first market we have some pre-made
stock to sell.
The items on offer are a selection of
Colour Your Ow… Read More
2016-10-15 13:00
These designs are just “Too Cute”
These “Too Cute” creatures are all done in a similar style - filled in with
stitching and nice thick outlines (which makes them gre… Read More
2016-09-02 14:00
☠ AHOY MATEY!!!!! ⚓
Embroidered Hoodies, Tee-shirts, Polos, and Aprons!
Monday 19th September be International Talk like a Pirate day, to celebrate we at Cloth Yaaarrrns be giv… Read More
2016-08-23 14:00
We have added 27 new designs to our gallery.
A quote from The Old Astronomer, a series of doodle animals, a series of playful kittens and puppies,
a series of delicate animals, sassy boo… Read More
2016-07-24 14:00
These cute little santas, elves and reindeer are all super light,
making them perfect for tee shirts or napkins for your Christmas
table. The row of five are a little too long for a napkin… Read More
2016-07-17 14:00
"Colour your own", the tee-shirts your kids can colour in themselves.
These designs come as outlines only, and are intended to be combined with a white garment and washable fabric pens… Read More
2016-06-28 14:00
These “Daring Duckies” are just so cute! They are really heavy,
which makes them great on bath or hand towels, as the dense stitching
keeps the pile down, and your design doesn&r&hell…Read More
2016-06-05 14:00
These lovely designs are all done in the “scribble” style - light, sketchy outlines and no
fills, making them perfect for tee shirts and other lighter fabrics.
There are six d… Read More
2016-05-03 14:00
We are pleased to announce a new set of products which we have added to the existing range in
our shop, and also lots of new designs.
New Products
We have 5 New hoodies, and a new baby/tod… Read More
2016-04-30 14:00
The Red Riding Hood design in this set is what convinced me that I wanted to get into
machine embroidery - it was the simplicity of it, a simple line drawing with a splash
of bright red, bu… Read More
2016-04-20 14:00
I have been searching for children’s aprons for a bit over 6 months now.
I wanted something that came in a few different sizes, a few different colours,
and was reasonable quality. It… Read More
2016-03-25 13:00
This set of available designs forms a series named Le Cirque Noir. A series of circus people and animals perform amazing tricks!
I used these designs to create a series of tee shirts for… Read More
2016-03-13 13:00
We’ve been quiet the past couple of weeks; but we’ve been busy behind the scenes!
Our latest undertaking has been organising a fundraiser for Miss C’s school. We are offer… Read More
2016-02-23 13:00
It’s been busy here this week, two rush orders and I still have 6 more aprons to make by the end of the month.
Grumpy
A custom design for a friend whose kids call their gra… Read More
2016-02-13 13:00
We love aprons, and we especially love them with these designs. We’re not the only ones, they’ve been very popular!
Here are some of the designs available to put on an apron. W… Read More
2015-10-11 00:00
Personalised christmas napkins.
It’s getting closer to Christmas, so it’s time to start thinking
about how to celebrate.
Personalised napkins really help to make the table spec… Read More
2015-09-28 00:00
Custom laptop sleeve
I recently bought a new bag, but as it does not have a sleeve for my laptop there was a
risk of other things in the bag causing scratches.
Solution, make a protective… Read More
2015-09-16 00:00
A good design for an apron?…
Why not try it out?
There is always time for tea was originally published by Kat at Cloth Yarns on September 16, 2015 Read More
2015-09-03 00:00
A new design for an old op-shop dress
Auntie K found a $2 dress in an op shop. It was a little plain, but was pumpkin patch so a decent quality.
She decided to buy it for our 4 year old dau… Read More
2015-08-30 00:00
Ingress embroidery
I play Ingress, which according to wikipedia is described as
"an augmented reality massively multiplayer online role playing location-based game created by Niantic Labs."… Read More
2015-07-02 00:00
Hello and Welcome to Cloth Yarns!
At Cloth Yarns we love embroidery, and we love to share it with you.
You can expect to see embroidered books, dolls, clothing, and accessories. Many of wh… Read More
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